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ROAD AND BRIDGE COMMITTEE CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey Road and Bridge Committee conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, October 8, 1996, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Councilmember Sheila Beyer Councilmember Gerald Zimmerman Also Present: City Administrator Ryan Schroeder City Engineer Steve Jankowski Administrator Services Manager Linda Waite Smith Public Works Supervisor Merle Mevissen CALL TO ORDER Councilmember Zimmerman called the regular meeting of the Road and Bridge Committee to order at 5:35 p.m. APPROVE AGENDA Consensus was to approve the agenda as presented. Case #1: Discussion of Policy for Processing Traffic Calming Requests City Engineer Jankowski stated that the Road and Bridge Committee has been dealing with the issue of processing traffic calming requests for the last three months. At the last meeting, it was suggested that staff put together a draft policy the Committee could review and modify. He presented that draft. This takes us up all the way through the requests with the exception of the expensive ones. He expressed a desire to get started on some of the sign requests. Councilmember Zimmerman inquired about safety. Is it our goal to minimize signage? Mr. Jankowski replied that he feels our goal is to not post a sign if it is deemed to be of marginal value. For example, we would not post a "Dead End" sign if the end of the cul-de-sac was obvious from the intersection. Councilmember Zimmerman asked if a request for a stop sign is marginal. Public Works Supervisor Mevissen stated that the City pretty much follows the state manual in this regard. We post the speed limit at every development and watch for children signs at every park. That's what the state suggests. We used to have more signs up but they may be more of a hindrance than a help. Signs that tell you of a sharp curve - yes, that's a safety issue. Mr. Jankowski suggested that we could further discuss stop signs in particular. He read the portion of the draft that deals with stop signs, multi-stop signs, yield signs and four-way stop signs. He then read the procedure and suggested that if the Road and Bridge Committee is not unanimous in its support of a recommendation on the request; one of the following could be chosen: (a) The issue shall be transmitted to the full City Council for a decision; (b) The request for the modification shall be denied; (c) The staff recommendations shall be implemented; or (d) Other. Road and Bridge Committee/October 8, 1996 Page I of 3